LG Twins vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/11/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hyun Soo Kim and the LG Twins (6-2, 2nd in KBO) travel to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (2-4, 8th in KBO).

The Twins have hit 11 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 0 balls out of the park. LG is slugging .333 and have been called out on strikes 32 times, while being walked on 35 occasions. As a unit, the LG Twins are notching 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have tallied 40 RBI's as well as 77 base knocks this year, while their batting average is at .285. They have notched a total of 41 runs scored while having a team OBP of .372.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Kim has hit .273 for his career in baseball, in addition to 56 runs scored and an OPS of .719. He has gone down on strikes 97 times and has taken a walk on 58 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .351 on-base %. In his career, Kim has hit 7 balls out of the park while driving in 36 runs. His slugging percentage is .368 and he has a total of 190 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 584 times and has reached base with a hit 141 times.

The Twins have swiped 6 bases and have been thrown out 1 time, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 14.3%. The LG Twins have a total of 219 putouts this year, in addition to 77 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .977 which ranks 5th in the league and have 4 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16. Twins pitchers have relinquished 4 home runs and 28 runs (6th in KBO). LG has surrendered 60 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 20 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.47 over the course of the season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 51 batters.

Lotte has hit 3 HRs this season in addition to 22 RBIs. They hit 4 doubles, while getting a free base 22 times and notching 22 runs. The Lotte Giants have earned an on-base percentage of .313 as well as a team batting average of .236 so far this year. The Giants have a team slugging % of .322 and they earn 3.67 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have struck out on 36 occasions (8th in KBO) and have 47 hits.

Zach Reks is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. During the 44 at-bats in his professional career, Reks has hit .205 with 9 base hits. He has gone yard 0 times, with 10 bases in total and a .227 slugging percentage. Reks has drawn a free base 0 times while striking out on 17 occasions. He has a total of 5 runs and has 3 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .205 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .432.

The Lotte Giants have turned 3 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in Korean baseball). The Giants have accrued 43 assists, 3 errors and are sitting with 157 putouts so far this season. Out of their 4 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 4 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing rate).

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.478 and have a FIP of 5.50 as a pitching staff this season. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 56. The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 32 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 5.01 (29 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.14 (45 strikeouts vs 21 walks). They have given up 4 home runs and they concede 5.50 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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